Supt. Hausmann Parent Update 08/31/18

Dear Parents/Guardians –
My
first two weeks with your children back at school have been truly
inspiring. It is wonderful to see their excitement, their curiosity and
their friendships take hold.

The best part of this time has been
watching those relationships develop between our children and their
teachers. So much is expected of our educators these days, but I see
teachers taking time to make sure students know they are cared for.
Please understand that the rules your teachers and schools have in place
are for the benefit of all students, and support them as you talk with
your child about school.

Safety -- Working
hand-in-hand with the Bay Village Police Department, we are reviewing
safety plans and identifying areas for improvement. You will get updates
on this work throughout the school year. In the meantime, you can help
us by doing the following:

Make sure your contact information is
up-to-date at your child’s school. Our recent School Messenger test went
well. We are correcting a small number of reported problems with phone
numbers and email addresses. If you have not yet opted in to receive
text messages on a cell number in our system, you can do so by sending a
text message -- "Y" -- to the opt-in number 67587. We respect your time
and attention, and while we rely on email for routine correspondence,
we will do our best to keep voice and text messages reserved for the
most important notices.

Thank you in advance for your patience
about new procedures when visiting our schools or dropping off items for
your student. Signing in and wearing a visitor's badge are important
parts to building a strong culture of safety in our district.

We
love that you often want to capture, in photos or videos, those special
memories with your child at school. Please take photos ONLY of your own
child while inside our buildings during the school day. We are not
authorized to extend photo release permission, granted to us by parents,
to anyone else.

I am truly excited to watch this school year
unfold. There are great things ahead for all our children! I will be
sharing many of the wonderful things I see on my Twitter account, so
follow my adventures @Hausmann_Bay and help me celebrate The Bay Way in
2018-19!